{"id":2284234,"date":"2024-06-26T18:47:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T22:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youth-counselor-declared-brain-dead-after-juvenile-inmate-assault\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T18:51:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T22:51:19","slug":"youth-counselor-declared-brain-dead-after-juvenile-inmate-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youth-counselor-declared-brain-dead-after-juvenile-inmate-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Counselor Declared Brain-Dead After Juvenile Inmate Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyouth-counselor-declared-brain-dead-after-juvenile-inmate-assault%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2284234&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A counselor at Wisconsin\u2019s youth prison in Irma, Corey Proulx, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-to-ban-pick-up-artists\/\" title=\"China to Ban Pick-Up Artists\">declared brain-dead<\/a> after a confrontation with a 16-year-old inmate, leading to his tragic death. This\u200b incident occurred amidst broader scrutiny of the state\u2019s correctional facilities following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-indicted-on-nine-charges-of-tax-evasion-2\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden faces nine charges of tax evasion\">criminal charges \u200cfiled<\/a> against several prison staff members concerning \u200bdeaths at another maximum security prison. The Assembly\u2019s\u200c corrections\u2063 committee has promised\u2063 prompt hearings to\u2062 investigate the operations of the Department of Corrections, highlighting a crisis\u2063 involving multiple \u200cstaff and inmate deaths. Governor Tony \u2064Evers has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in Proulx\u2019s honor, acknowledging \u200chis \u2064dedicated service. The Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake \u2063facility, where\u200c this incident took\u200c place, has previously\u2064 faced criticism and \u200clegal monitoring due to allegations of staff abuse and other misconduct.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 26, 2024 at 10:20am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>MADISON, Wis. (AP) \u2014 A counselor at Wisconsin\u2019s troubled youth prison has been declared brain-dead following a fight with an inmate, the county coroner said Wednesday, less than three weeks after prosecutors filed criminal charges <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/waupun-correctional-warden-jail-death-investigations-0dac676c75541eb7f2c731e13c085752\">against a warden and multiple staffers<\/a> in connection with two maximum security inmates\u2019 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Corey Proulx, 49, was declared brain-dead Tuesday so the family could proceed with organ donation, Lincoln County Coroner Valerie Caylor said.<\/p>\n<p>State Rep. Michael Schraa, chair of the Assembly\u2019s corrections committee, issued a statement Wednesday questioning whether the Department of Corrections is operating in \u201ccrisis mode.\u201d He promised to to hold a hearing on the agency\u2019s overall operations \u201cas quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a deceased staff member, nine DOC employees facing criminal charges, and four deceased inmates,\u201d Schraa said, adding later in the statement: \u201cLives need to be protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Proulx was <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lincoln-hills-youth-prison-staff-critical-condition-0b00f38ffbbce66b428280734a5afb40\">injured during a fight Monday night<\/a> at Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake Schools, the state\u2019s youth prison in Irma in northern Wisconsin. Department of Corrections spokesperson Beth Hardtke said a 16-year-old inmate assaulted a staff member in a residence hall and then attacked Proulx.<\/p>\n<p>The first staff member was taken to a hospital, treated and released but Proulx\u2019s head struck concrete during the altercation, Department of Corrections officials said in a statement. The inmate did not suffer any injuries that required medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple agencies, including the Lincoln County Sheriff\u2019s Department, the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation and the Wisconsin State Patrol are investigating the fight.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Tony Evers ordered U.S. and Wisconsin flags to fly at half-staff through sunset Thursday to honor Proulx.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy all accounts, Corey was a dedicated public servant who led with kindness and compassion in his commitment toward helping and supporting the youth he worked with,\u201d the governor said in statement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should there be a full investigation of Wisconsin prisons?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Corrections officials said in their statement that Proulx returned to his job as a counselor at Lincoln Hills last spring after briefly leaving the facility two years before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA career in corrections, with its dual mission to protect the public and guide individuals toward rehabilitation, can be demanding and requires so many sacrifices for our staff and our families, and Corey made the ultimate sacrifice,\u201d DOC Secretary Jared Hoy said in a statement. \u201cOur DOC family is mourning Corey\u2019s loss, and we are keeping all of his family members and friends in our thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake is Wisconsin\u2019s only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/transgender-inmate-impregnated-two-women-female-prison-now-moved-youth-facility\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">youth prison<\/a>. The facility has been plagued by allegations of staff-on-inmate abuse, including excessive use of pepper spray, restraints and strip searches. A court-appointed monitor is currently overseeing the facility.<\/p>\n<p>The death comes a little more than two weeks after prosecutors charged Waupun Correctional Institution Warden Randall Hepp and eight members of his staff with various felonies, including misconduct and inmate abuse, in connection with two inmates\u2019 deaths at the maximum security facility since last year. One of the inmates died of a stroke and the other died of dehydration, according to court documents. Prosecutors allege Hepp and the workers failed to care for them.<\/p>\n<p>Two other inmates have died at Waupun over the last year. One killed himself and the other died of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mass-overdoses-linked-tainted-drug-supply\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">drug overdose<\/a>. No one has been charged in those deaths but federal investigators are probing a suspected smuggling ring at the prison.<\/p>\n<p>The state prison system also has been grappling with a chronic shortage of guards. The vacancy rate at Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake stood around 12% during the first two weeks of June, according to the most recent data on the DOC\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our normal editorial standards. It is provided to our readers as a service from The Western Journal.<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-44902\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44902\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44902\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44902\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44902\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Associated Press is an independent, not-for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-case-involving-trump-17-house-democrats-and-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Involving Trump, 17 House Democrats, and the Biden Administration\">-profit news cooperative headquartered<\/a> in New York City. 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